Go, Tuesday: ‘Potted Potter,’ ‘Bike Battle,’ Portland’s Funniest Person Preliminaries

Nightlife

Evergreen Mustangs Cruise In, 5 to 7 p.m. Cascade Bar & Grill, 15000 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver; $10 car entry, open to all cars. Benefits Vida’s Ark. www.evergreenmustangs.weebly.com

Griffin House, 9 p.m. Doug Fir Lounge, 830 E. Burnside St., Portland; $17 to $19, for 21 and older. 503-231-9663 or www.dougfirlounge.com

Peter Schwimmer Trio, 6 to 8 p.m. The Grant House, 1101 Officers Row, Vancouver; 360-906-1101 or www.thegranthouse.us

On stage

“Potted Potter,” 7:30 p.m. June 23-26; 2 and 8 p.m. June 27; 1 and 4 p.m. June 28. This staged parody features actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner condensing all seven Harry Potter books into 70 minutes in a show for ages 6 and older. Newmark Theatre, 1111 S.W. Broadway, Portland; $36.25 to $85.75; $30.75 to $80 for ages 12 and younger. 800-273-1530 or www.portland5.com

Words

Charles Johnson, “The Worlds and Wisdom of Charles Johnson,” Shya Scanlon, “The Guild of Saint Cooper,” Patrick O’Neil, “Gun, Needle, Spoon,” and Jen Grow, “My Life as a Mermaid,” 7:30 p.m. Powell’s Books, 1005 W. Burnside St., Portland; free. 800-878-7323 or www.powells.com

Fairs & festivals

Chamber Music Northwest 45th annual Summer Festival, 8 p.m. Continues through July 26. Kaul Auditorium, Reed College, 3203 S.E. Woodstock Blvd.; Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave., Portland; free to $65, $10 for ages 7 to 25. 503-294-6400 or www.cmnw.org. For more details, see the go: monday page.

Museums

“Bike Battles: A History of Sharing the American Road,” noon. Historian and cyclist James Longhurst will discuss his new book about the idea of the bicycle in popular culture, policy and education. Oregon Historical Society, 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Portland; Free. 503-222-1741 or www.ohs.org

Comedy

Fifth annual Portland’s Funniest Person Preliminaries, 7 and 10 p.m. Helium Comedy Club, 1510 S.E. Ninth Ave., Portland; $10 to $18 for those 21 and older. 888-643-8669 or www.heliumcomedy.com/portland

Dancing

International Folk Dancing, 3 to 4:30 p.m. Marshall Center, 1009 E. McLoughlin Blvd., Vancouver. Learn different folk dances. No partner or experience needed. 360-487-7050 or www.cityofvancouver.us/parksrec